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COUNTY OF HAWAII ORDINANCE NO. STATE OF HAWAII :1G '77 BILL NO. 150 DRAFT 2 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 16-5 OF THE HAWAII COUNTY CODE 1983 (2005 EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND TENURE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII: SECTION 1. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to modify the terms of membership and tenure for community development plan action committees to provide for better continuity of membership and to allow interested members the opportunity to serve for a longer period of time. SECTION 2. Chapter 16, article 3, section 16-5, Hawaii County Code 1983 (2005 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: "(b) The members shall serve staggered terms of four years. Upon the initial appointment of the committee, three members shall serve for a term of two years, three members for a term of three years, and three members for a term of four years. When the term of a member expires, the member [shall] may, at the discretion of the member, continue to serve until a successor is appointed. Members whose terms expire may not be reappointed for at least two years, however, members appointed for one year or less may be reappointed for an additional term without the passage of two years' time. Existing vacant positions shall be filled before filling any position occupied by a member whose term has expired but who is willing to continue serving until their position is filled." SECTION 3. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 4. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed material, and underscoring need not be included.